After a successful spurt of pop-up brunches, Kitchen Kutlure – the local catering company with a reputation for having the tastiest samples at the Tower Grove Farmer’s Market – has officially teamed up with Sump Coffee to host a lunch service every Thursday from noon to 3pm. Just like the brunches, Kitchen Kulture sets up their tent and service station on Sump’s sidewalk and cooks up delicious dishes featuring local, seasonal produce. At the lunches, look for rotating riffs on street food, such as last week’s Banh Mi sandwiches made with barbecue pork pate or fried Mofu tofu. The sandwich sold for $8, while pickled papaya slaw or white summer kimchi sides were available for $3 and $2 each, respectively.

Fans of the spicy, sinus-clearing kick of horseradish should mark their calendars this weekend for the International Horseradish Festival at Woodland Park in Collinsville, Illinois, June 6-8. As it turns out, southern Illinois produces 85 percent of the world’s horseradish, which is a root plant in the mustard family that’s harvested, grated and mixed with vinegar before being jarred. At the festival you’ll find a little horseradish around every corner – at the bloody mary contest, root toss game and even the “Little Miss Horseradish” pageant. Food vendors are all encouraged to incorporate the grated root into their dishes, so last year there were horseradish barbecue sauces, burgers and bruschettas. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit their website.

Sustainability is the name of the game at Feast in the Field, an annual showcase of St. Louis chefs collaborating to produce a multi-course dinner at Claverach Farm & Vineyard on June 8. Slow Food St. Louis began the event nine years ago as a way to celebrate the great culinary talent and high-quality produce from the region. Led by Cassy Vires, chef and owner of Home Wine Kitchen, the dinner will be produced by about a dozen chefs from award-winning area restaurants like Elaia & Olio, Sidney Street Cafe, Pastaria and The Libertine. All proceeds to the event benefit Slow Food St. Louis’ Educational Programming and Small Farm Micro Biodiversity Grant, which has provided farmers with more than $50,000 to promote the growth of heirloom produce and heritage breeds of animals. Due to its overwhelming popularity, Feast in the Field is sold out, but be sure to keep your eyes out next spring when tickets become available for the 2015 event.